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Hacer las maletas

To pack one's bags / To pack up and leave

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Notes & Usage:

Literally 'to make the suitcases'. Used for physically packing to travel or figuratively for leaving a place or situation definitively.

See It in Context

Hizo las maletas y se fue sin decir nada.

He packed his bags and left without saying a word.

Hay que hacer las maletas, el vuelo es mañana.

We have to pack our bags, the flight is tomorrow.

—¿Se va? —Sí, ya está haciendo las maletas.

—Is she leaving? —Yes, she's already packing her bags.